This article showcases our top picks for the best Japanese based Internet companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Internet industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top Japanese Internet Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
SoftBank
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SoftBank provides fixed-line, mobile telephony, internet, telecommunications, and digital television products.
Rakuten
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Rakuten is a provider of e-commerce, fintech, digital content, and communications products and services.
CAMPFIRE
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Campfire engages in the planning, development, and operation of a crowd funding platform.
Mercari
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Mercari is a community-powered shopping app from Japan allowing anyone to buy and sell anything from anywhere.
Stake Technologies
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Stake Technologies is a technology company that provides blockchain solutions to enterprises.
Nature
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Nature offers a product that enables its users to save money by controlling the use of their air conditioners.
Ceres inc.
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Ceres is a company providing internet marketing services and is engaged in the planning, development, and operation of smartphone media.
SORACOM
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SORACOM provides IoT (Internet of Things) platform of data communication to connect all the people and things in the society.
Preferred Networks
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Preferred Networks develops real-world applications of deep learning, robotics and other latest technologies.
Monstar Lab
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The core consultancy arm of the company engineers awesome solutions that perform for clients around the world.
KIOXIA
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KIOXIA is a group strategy formulation and management company.
Coincheck
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Coincheck operates a bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange in Japan.
Nulab
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Nulab is a team of fun-spirited creators dedicated to creating software the improves team collaboration.
Cluster
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Cluster that allows anyone to hold events such as live music and conferences in a virtual environment.
CrowdWorks
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CrowdWorks provides Internet services operations centered on Japanese crowdsourcing platform.
Andpad
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Andpad provides a construction management application for users throughout Japan.
Zaiko
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Two way marketplace connecting event organizers with media companies as sales channels. Ticketing as a service.
Zehitomo
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Zehitomo is an Japanese online platform that enables user to hire local service professionals, from photographers to personal trainers.
Uhuru
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Uhuru is a technology service company that provides cloud and social services to companies such as Salesforce.com and many others.
GREE
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Gree is a Japanese internet media company that provides mobile social networking, and mobile technology services for its users.
BizReach
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BizReach is Japan’s foremost job site exclusive to the high class executive jobs.
ASOBIMO
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ASOBIMO is a developer of mobile MMORPGs with the goal to be [The No.1 online game company in Japan]
DeCurret
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DeCurret is Providing the optimal rate of digital currency, instantly processing a large amount of currency transactions stably.
MediBang
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MediBang is a communication internet company to help people connect through art.
UUUM
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UUUM is a YouTuber-focused management production services company.
WOVN Technologies
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WOVN Technologies offers website localization service that translates a website into multiple languages.
Coconala
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Coconala operates a website to buy and sell knowledge, skills and, experience from users who are willing to teach.
Plasm Network
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Plasm Network is a decentralized application platform that scales itself via implementing layer 2 solutions such as Plasma, State Channels.
bitbank
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Bitcoin wallet, payment processing, bitcoin reward service and news media
TableCheck
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TableCheck is a world-class reservation platform that centralizes reservations from third-party reservation sites.
Infostellar
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Infostellar is a space communication infrastructure firm.
NETSTARS Japan
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NETSTARS the purpose of delivering services combining Japanese technologies with Chinese technologies through the internet to the world.
CANDY HOUSE
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CANDY HOUSE is a design house catering simple and smart services and things that are enjoyable and fun like candy.
Mynet Inc.
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Mynet offers community games to the Japanese and Asian markets.
KAKEHASHI
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KAKEHASHI, have a strong sense of responsibility and a sense of duty to seriously think and act actively in the future of medical care.
RareJob
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Rarejob is an online platform that offers English learning services for individual and corporate needs.
ARAYA
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ARAYA is an AI services provider that utilizes machine learning algorithms including deep learning to meet the diverse needs of customers.
Edgematrix
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EDGEMATRIX is a startup spun out from the AI project team of a global venture company .
Idein
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Idein seeks to enable all real-world events to be handled by software.
Schoo
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Schoo is a Tokyo-based massive open online course startup providing live-streamed lectures on the internet.
Aidemy
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Aidemy is a web service where you can learn AI programming online.
Yoriso
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Yoriso is a Japanese startup that connects families to funeral homes and other end-of-life service providers.
Aroma Bit
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Aroma Bit is a develops compact odor sensor and innovative services and products using the sensor.
APB Japan
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APB provides next-generation lithium-ion batteries and all-polymer batteries that solve these battery problems.
iRidge
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IRidge offers solutions related to O2O, app development, and marketing support.
Milleporte
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Milleporte is a fashion and lifestyle focused EC site based in Japan.
SORABITO
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SORABITO is an eCommerce marketplace for used construction equipment and machinery.
Inagora
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Inagora constructed and operates the Chinese Beijing cross-border e-commerce platform “Wando Platform.”
Research & Innovation
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Research & Innovation is a japan based market research company.
Live Smart
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Live Smart is a start-up to develop a service platform in the living space.
Pretia
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Pretia is a Internet service planning, development and operation business.
TVISION INSIGHTS
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TVISION INSIGHTS Inc. is a company that measures the “viewing quality” of television.
PLANTIO
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PLANTIO offers AI and IoT based plantation services, enabling customers to get sustainably harvested food.
EventHub
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EventHub is an event technology company on a mission to connect people.
Amazia
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Amazia specializes in Internet engineering services for clients in Japan.
Creators Match
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Creators Match specializes in planning and production of Internet advertisements.
SYN
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SYN develops an internet and software business that aims to brings out the goodness of Japanese food.
Peraichi
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Perichi is a web service that allows anyone to create a one-page homepage quickly and easily.
EPARK
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EPARK develops and operates real time platforms for rating, searching, and booking various consumer services
Planet Way
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Planetway is a Individual data driven social innovation company.
Hmcomm
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Hmcomm is a provider of AI technology-based voice recognition and abnormal sound detection services for business applications.
Smart Shopping
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Smartmat is an eco-friendly IoT purchase system for on-demand, no-hassle grocery with cost-effective shipping.
Techtouch
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Techtouch is a service that allows overlaying the explanation guidance on an existing web system.
Laboratik
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Laboratik mission is dynamically driving human creativity and productivity by changing the way people work
Orphe
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Orphe is a smartshoes platform that uses motion sensors to track user’s movements for wellness improvements.
VACAN
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VACAN is a vacant seat information platform such as restaurants and cafes and parking lots.
MOSH Japan
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MOSH is a web page creation services for individual business owners.
ChatBook
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ChatBook is a SaaS platform for marketers who work in B2B area to automate acquiring leads and evaluate leads in your absence.
Spider Labs
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Spider Labs offers solutions to help fight ad fraud and ensure data security.
i3Systems
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i3Systems provides cloud and mobile solutions, focus on the development and provision of the enterprise mobile management service.
aptpod
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aptpod has been in pursuit of frameworks that optimize all layers of data gathering.
obniz
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obniz is a cloud based IoT system provide realtime and bi-directional access to real hardware form the cloud.
TENTIAL
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TENTIAL analyzes detailed purchasing behavior and attributes online and aim to deliver products based on information.
Deep Insight
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Deep Insight is an artificial intelligence technology company.
Caulis Inc.
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Caulis is a cybersecurity startup which is building the open security platform for every single device.
Moff
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Moff is a Wearable Internet of Things (IoT) platform and solutions.
Visional
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Visional develops various businesses that support business productivity.
Showcase Gig
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Showcase Gig is a Tokyo-based digital marketing startup company.
Leading Mark
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Leading Mark, a rising human resources startup in Japan
Square Enix
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Square Enix develops, publishes, and markets interactive entertainment titles worldwide.
Rei-Frontier
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Rei-Frontier Inc. is the Japanese company which provides the mobile application using augmented reality technology.
FABRIC TOKYO
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FABRIC TOKYO is a Japanese startup provides a direct-to-consumer custom-made apparel brand. (former-company name Lifestyle Design Co., Ltd.)
Receptionist
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Receptionist is a company that develops and operates the cloud reception system.
AI CROSS
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AI CROSS is an internet company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help enterprises communicate through mobile with their customers.
Oh My Glasses TOKYO
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Oh My Glasses TOKYO is a lifestyle brand that offer high quality made in Japan eyewear at an affordable price.
Pocket Concierge
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Pocket Concierge is an online reservation and payment service for selected restaurants.
Nextremer
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Nextremer is a research and Development of AI Dialogue System and Open Innovation Services.
Noin
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Noin specializes in cosmetics and delivers content that accurately captures trends like videos that solve girls worries.
Nanapi
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Nanapi is a web system development company based in Japan, and it provides life hacking website or app.
atta
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Flight and accommodation metasearch that leverages big data and AI to predict future prices of flight tickets and accommodations
Fringe81
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Fringe81 is a company engaged in internet-related business. Fringe81 operates in internet advertisement and human resources technology.
Vegetalia
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Vegetalia provides sensor network application systems with a focus on agriculture.
STUDIO
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Studio is a web design & development platform that enables users to build websites from scratch without coding.
ASOVIEW Inc.
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ASOVIEW Inc. is an online booking website that provides booking services for weekend leisure activities like skydiving and rafting.
GRCS
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GRCS provide GRC solutions that visualize the risks surrounding a company and use it for management.